Observed arrival · 2026-10-31
Receptionist Math: the real monthly bill calculator
An interactive calculator compares estimated monthly costs for 20 AI receptionist vendors using call volume, call length, after-hours share, and whether AI answers every call or only after hours.
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- Home-service businesses comparing AI answering costs
- Worth noticing
- Presets range from 80 calls for a one-truck shop to 900 for teams with seven or more trucks.
Field notes
Visitors can set monthly calls, average call length, after-hours share, and whether the system answers every call or only after hours; company-size presets supply editable example inputs. The table models required companion plans, automatic plan upgrades, minute or call overages, and hard caps where those terms are visible. For 200 calls and three-minute calls, the sample board marks its inputs unverified; the page dates its price basis to 2026-10-30, while several entries lack a public usage price.
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